Paulding County remains under a flood warning until late this evening. Power is out here on Brownsville Road due to a blown transformer; Greystone Power has been notified.
There are also reports of moderate to severe flooding in the Powder Springs area of the county. Citizens are urged to stay off the roads unless absolutely necessary.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
659 AM EDT MON SEP 21 2009
GAZ031-032-043-211145-
659 AM EDT MON SEP 21 2009
…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN
IN DOUGLAS…PAULDING AND COBB COUNTIES UNTIL 745 AM EDT…
AT 657 AM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM LOST MOUNTAIN PARK TO
LAKE VAL-DO-MAR…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING…VERY HEAVY RAIN…AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS THEY MOVE
ACROSS DOUGLAS…PAULDING AND COBB COUNTIES THROUGH 745 AM EDT. SOME
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE LAKE VAL-DO-MAR…
HIRAM…LOST MOUNTAIN PARK…DOUGLASVILLE…DUE WEST…
BROWNSVILLE…KENNESAW…LITHIA SPRINGS…KENNESAW STATE
UNIVERSITY…POWDER SPRINGS…JIM R MILLER PARK…AUSTELL AND
MARIETTA.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE AREA. OFFICIALS ARE URGING RESIDENTS TO AVOID GOING OUT
ON THE ROADS.
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